as in carriage
a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers
for their old-fashioned wedding, the couple arrived at the church in a Victorian-era equipage, complete with costumed driver
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Recent Examples of equipage
And the reality is that the airlines don’t have the equipage.
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Bypaige Hagy, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
The carriage house proper boasted a livery room and space for six large equipages.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2019
Today, Queen Elizabeth sat alone in an equipage; her husband Prince Philip did not attend after recently undergoing hip surgery.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 June 2018
Mercer’s influences are crystal clear in this work, which is dripping with drama and difficult equipage (the dancers literally toss heavy wooden chairs across the stage).
—Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2018
Bypaige Hagy, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
The carriage house proper boasted a livery room and space for six large equipages.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2019
Today, Queen Elizabeth sat alone in an equipage; her husband Prince Philip did not attend after recently undergoing hip surgery.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 June 2018
Mercer’s influences are crystal clear in this work, which is dripping with drama and difficult equipage (the dancers literally toss heavy wooden chairs across the stage).
—Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipage
Noun
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This park is owned by the visionary Mack Family, a manufacturer of high-quality roller coasters and dark rides, with a history dating back to 1780, when the family began building carriages.—
Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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All trips allow travelers to explore Europe’s most romantic cities from the comfort of a carriage and stay in some of Belmond’s finest hotels.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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High jinks ensue, including a hilarious scene in the Big Game with a scampering dog and a chariot chase.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Equipage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipage. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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